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by morelisp 1592 days ago
An IP address is personal data, it’s only PII in combination with other data. Don’t collect the other data if you don’t need to.
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> it’s only PII in combination with other data

It’s always PII for static IPs, and together with a timestamp it’s also PII for dynamic IPs...

I think you're confusing personal data and PII.
An IP address can legally identify a person, e.g. in the industry of lawyers sending cease & desist notices (and taking you to court) if you torrent something.

There’s a whole bunch of legal precedent for that in the EU.